Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
Zenit-4MKT 24
Launched
September 3, 1983
Summary
Zenit-4MKT 24 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation on September 3, 1983. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,728th launch, 69th this year and humanity's 2,739th orbital launch attempt. It was the 338th Soyuz U flight and the 29th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1495, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 220 km orbit inclined 82.3°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 338th Soyuz U flight · 29th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,728th launch69th this yearhumanity's 2,739th orbital launch attempt93rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1495 · NORAD 14320 · 1983-092 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1983-092A
- Epoch
- 1983-09-03 11:33:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.2351379 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004972
- Inclination
- 82.3065°
- Ascending node
- 162.0917°
- Arg. of perigee
- 109.0758°
- Mean anomaly
- 251.1071°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1495 · NORAD 14320 · landed September 16, 1983
Soyuz-U 12-084 Blok-I · re-entered September 6, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad

43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
162nd launch from 43/4 (43R), 8th this year · 947th from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
329 launches from this pad · 1,688 from Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation
10 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Zenit-4MKT 24 launch?
Zenit-4MKT 24 launched on September 3, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-4MKT 24?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-4MKT 24?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-4MKT 24 launch from?
43/4 (43R), Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russian Federation.
What orbit did Zenit-4MKT 24 reach?
Kosmos-1495, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 214 × 220 km orbit inclined 82.3°.
How many satellites did Zenit-4MKT 24 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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